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It’s not often that players from the GAA or the AFL get to represent their country and therein lies the beauty of the International Rules Series. Whilst the 2020 series return may have been cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic, Ireland and Australia have clashed on 20 occasions dating back to the first series in 1984. What we want to …

Can you name the players who are the top points scorers for each of these 10 countries? Just like our previous quiz looking for the all-time top try scorer and the players with the most caps, the premise of this quiz is simple. We’ve given you a list of 10 countries and we want you to name the corresponding top points …

Can you name the top try scorers for each of these well-known international countries?  The premise of this quiz is simple, we’ve given you a list of 10 countries and we want you to name the player who is their top try scorer record-holder. As extra hints, we have included the years in which the rugby player was active and …

Welcome to day 13 of Pundit Arena’s daily rugby trivia challenge. Each day, we’ll give you 20 questions and 20 clues, similar to a crossword, and you have to guess the answers before the time runs out. Yesterday's proved tough so let's see how you get on with Tuesday's rugby trivia quiz. 👇https://t.co/18XIncifrh — Pundit Arena (@PunditArena) May 19, 2020 …

The International Rules series is a topic of conversation that divides Gaels across Ireland.  Since its inception in 1967, when All-Ireland champions, Meath, took on an Australian-select, the hybrid game has split opinions due to its robust nature and history of violent flashpoints. Australia’s 2006 tour of Ireland stands out as one year where the future of the games hung …

Jonny May is set to earn his 50th cap for England against Australia at the weekend but the circumstances could not be more different to when he made his first appearance.  May had travelled with the England squad on their tour of Argentina in 2013 during which time the British & Irish Lions were touring Australia. Having been left out …

The quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup are still over a week away but the mind games between England and Australia have already begun. With Wales expected to beat Uruguay in Sunday’s clash, should the game go ahead, Australia will be confirmed as the runners-up in Pool D. The result means they are set to face Pool C winners, England, …

Australia scored seven tries as they ran riot in the Oita Bank Dome to rout Uruguay 45-10 in their Pool D clash on Saturday. Uruguay were coming off the back of a famous victory over Fiji in their opening pool game, but were decisively beaten by Australia who were looking to get back to winning ways after defeat to Wales. …

With a number of key games happening across the pools this week, we bring you all the team news from the Rugby World Cup.  Michael Cheika has made 12 changes to the Australia starting XV who lost to Wales at the weekend with teenager Jordan Petaia set to make his debut on the left wing against Uruguay. He has been …

Reece Hodge has been banned for three games at Rugby World Cup. An independent disciplinary committee, meeting in Tokyo, adjudged that the tackle on Fiji’s Peceli Yato by the Australia winger was dangerous and warranted a red card. The ban comes just a day after World Rugby released a statement criticising the standard of referring at the tournament so far. …

Australia head coach Michael Cheika has said that the manner in which Fiji cited Reece Hodge following their clash at the weekend was not “in the spirit of the game”. The Australian winger has been cited for “an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) in the 25th minute of Australia’s Rugby World Cup 2019 Pool D …

Former Australian Rugby Union star, Israel Folau is set to make a dramatic return to Rugby League, nine years after his switch.  Folau’s contract with Rugby Australia was terminated earlier this month following a high-level breach of the Players’ Code of Conduct. The 30-year-old shared a post on social media in which he said that “hell awaits” various groups including …

World Rugby have come under fire for their initiative to clamp down on high tackles after an incident involving Reece Hodge went unpunished during Australia’s World Cup encounter with Fiji. The Australian winger’s shoulder made contact with Peceli Yato’s head in the 26th minute of the game while he also failed to use his arms in the tackle. The Fijian …

Captain Michael Hooper and stalwart David Pocock have both been named to start in the back row for Australia in their World Cup opener against Fiji on Saturday. The duo, along with Scott Sio, are the only surviving starters from their game against the Fijians at the World Cup in London in 2015, as well as the final from the …

Australia legend David Pocock will make his first Test appearance in almost a year when he captains his side in their final World Cup warm-up game against Samoa this weekend. The 31-year-old hasn’t featured on the international scene since last November after suffering a series of calf, neck and concussion issues which limited him to only three rugby games this …

Michael Cheika has included uncapped teenage sensation Jordan Petaia in his 31-man squad ahead of the World Cup in Japan. The 19-year-old, who is the only uncapped player in the squad, had missed most of the Super Rugby season with a Lisfranc injury but still makes Cheika’s 31 and could be a wildcard for them in the tournament. Petaia is …

All Blacks lock Scott Barrett has been banned for three weeks after receiving a red card in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup tie with the Wallabies. Barrett was sent off after appearing to lead with his shoulder in the tackle at the breakdown and made contact with the Australian captain Michael Hooper’s head. The tackle was adjudged to have been dangerous by …

New Zealand received a blow just before half-time of their clash with Australia when lock Scott Barrett was shown red for making contact with the head of Michael Hooper. Barrett appeared to lead with his shoulder in the tackle at the breakdown and made contact with the Australian captain Hooper’s head. The tackle was adjudged to have been dangerous by …